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united. Hind coxae at the base somewhat strongly, but not 

 closely striated ; the middle with some widely separated strite ; 

 the apex more closely and less strongly punctured than the 

 base ; the basal tooth on the femora is longer and stouter 

 than the apical ; between them are 3 stout, short, rounded 

 teeth close to each other, followed by 3 shorter, less distinct 

 and more widely separated ones ; below the hind tibite bear 

 some curved stout*- striœ. 



It may be that this is the cf of S. sxkifrons Schlett., (Beri. 

 Ent. Soc. XXXIII, 110) from the Philippines ; but I am inclined 

 to regard the 2 as distinct. 



BRACONIDiï. 



Agathidinse. 



Eucuiatlm varlceps sp. nov. 



Luteous, the antenna^, upper inner orbits broadly, the hinder 

 part of the vertex, occiput above, more or less of the upper 

 part of the face, a broad mark on the malar space, the 3 or 

 4 apical abdominal segments above, the apex of the hinder 

 tibife broadly (about the apical fourth) and the hinder tarsi, 

 except at the extreme base, black. Wings uniformly dark 

 fuscous, except for an obscure cloud in the P^ cubital cellule 

 and one on the outerside of the recurrent nervure, d*. 



Length 7 — 8 m.m. 



Etna Bay. 



Face pilose, the hairs issuing from punctures. Palpi and 

 mandibles pale testaceous, the palpi covered with pale pubes- 

 cence. Mesonotum closely punctured, the furrows widely crenu- 

 lated. Scutellar depression smooth, with a stout keel down 

 the middle. The central area of the metanotum extends from 

 the base to the apex, narrowed towards the base and apex ; 

 it bears some stout transverse keels ; a stout keel branches 



